Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 5AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (07 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (07 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121515141414141313131313131215
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)336249195147140868382565674121186183229217204198195151149149138128
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
2.69
1:06PM
2.52
1:28AM
2.55
1:50PM
2.36
2:16AM
2.39
2:49PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:47PM
0.45
7:07AM
0.65
7:24PM
0.61
7:50AM
0.80
8:07PM
0.78
8:42AM
0.94
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:39-------6:39-------6:41---
Sunset-------6:05-------6:04-------6:01
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----31--4212211122111111
Temp. °C171717161617191817171818181919201918181819201918
Feels °C (?)141313121213151414141617181919212019191921222018
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